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Vertical distribution of meiofauna in the North Sea and the Westerschelde estuary in 1993 and 1994
Citable as data publication
Tuhumury S.F.; Vincx M.; Fundamental and Applied Marine Ecology Post Graduate Program (FAME). VUB; Marine Biology Section, Zoology Institute. Ugent: Belgium; (2016): Vertical distribution of meiofauna in the North Sea and the Westerschelde estuary in 1993 and 1994. https://doi.org/10.14284/223
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Description
Dataset on meiobenthos densities and biomass of nematode genera for 2 stations (North Sea and Westerschelde) sampled on 22June 1993 and 31March 1994. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Tuhumury, S.F. (1995). Vertical distribution of meiofauna related to biogeochemistry: a case study from one station in the North Sea and one station in the Westerschelde estuary. MSc Thesis. RUG: Gent. 102 pp. more

A case study, from a station along the Belgian coast (790) and a station in the Westerschelde (WO22), in which the vertical destribution of meiobenthos has been studied. Emphasis has been made on the specific distribution of the nematodes genera. Samples were taken in a period with high organic input and a period with low organic input.

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Benthos, Biology > Ecology - biodiversity
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Meiobenthos, Nematoda, Vertical distribution, ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS), ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, ANE, North Sea, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Bivalvia, Ciliata Couch, 1832, Diplostraca, Cnidaria, Copepoda, Crustacea, Foraminifera, Gastropoda, Gastrotricha, Halacaroidea Cunliffe, 1954, Nematoda, Oligochaeta, Ostracoda, Polychaeta, Rotifera, Tardigrada, Turbellaria

Geographical coverage
ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) [Marine Regions]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde Stations [Marine Regions]
Station W022
Coordinates: Long: 4,0309; Lat: 51,3945 [WGS84]
ANE, North Sea Stations [Marine Regions]
Station 790
Coordinates: Long: 2,935; Lat: 51,344 [WGS84]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 2,935; MinLat: 51,344 - MaxLong: 4,0309; MaxLat: 51,3945 [WGS84]

Temporal coverage
22 June 1993 - 31 March 1994

Taxonomic coverage
Bivalvia [WoRMS]
Ciliata Couch, 1832 [WoRMS]
Diplostraca [WoRMS]
Cnidaria [WoRMS]
Copepoda [WoRMS]
Crustacea [WoRMS]
Foraminifera [WoRMS]
Gastropoda [WoRMS]
Gastrotricha [WoRMS]
Halacaroidea Cunliffe, 1954 [WoRMS]
Nematoda [WoRMS]
Oligochaeta [WoRMS]
Ostracoda [WoRMS]
Polychaeta [WoRMS]
Rotifera [WoRMS]
Tardigrada [WoRMS]
Turbellaria [WoRMS]

Parameters
Abundance of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit area of the bed [BODC]
Depth (spatial coordinate) relative to bed surface in the bed [BODC]
Dry weight biomass of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit area of the bed [BODC]
Meiobenthos density
Nematode biomass
Sampling protocol [BODC]

Contributors
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), moredata manager
Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Fundamental and Applied Marine Ecology Post Graduate Program (FAME), moredata creator
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), moredata creatordata creator
Universiteit Hasselt; Centre for Environmental Sciences; Onderzoeksgroep Dierkunde: Biodiversiteit en Toxicologie (CMKDK), moredata creator

Related datasets
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more

Publication
Based on this dataset
Tuhumury, S.F. (1995). Vertical distribution of meiofauna related to biogeochemistry: a case study from one station in the North Sea and one station in the Westerschelde estuary. MSc Thesis. RUG: Gent. 102 pp., more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2014-05-20
Information last updated: 2016-10-05
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